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Northfleet United Full name Northfleet United Football Club Nickname(s) The Fleet Founded 1890 Ground Stonebridge Road
Northfleet
GraveshamHome coloursNorthfleet United Football Club was a football club based in Northfleet, Kent.
Founded in 1890, Northfleet United joined the Kent League in 1906-07 and were runners-up in their inaugural season. They followed that with three championship titles in 1907-08, 1908-09 and 1919-20. They joined the Southern League in 1927-28, joining the Eastern Section, but left in 1930.
In 1946, the club merged with Gravesend United to form Gravesend & Northfleet, which is now known as Ebbsfleet United.
For many years, the club acted as a "nursery" side for Tottenham Hotspur.[1]
References
- ^ Kent's nursery clubs Retrieved 5 May 2009
- Northfleet United at the Football Club History Database
Categories:- Defunct English football clubs
- Sport in Kent
- Association football clubs established in 1890
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1946
- Southern Football League clubs
- Defunct English football club stubs
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